Where does “kwant” come from?
kwant (Polish) comes from German Quant, from Latin quantum, from Latin quantus, from Proto-Italic *kʷijentos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts.
kwant (Polish): quantum
Definitions
- quantum
Ancestry of “kwant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Quant | quantum |
| 2 | Latin | quantum | nominative neuter singular of quantus; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | quantus | how much, how many; how big |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *kʷijentos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷíh₂onts | — |